Detail 01
Solid maple back and maple sides
The back is listed as solid maple, with maple used for the sides.

Independent shopping perspective
The 3/4 MB-500 is aimed at advancing students and pairs a fully carved solid-spruce top with a solid maple back and maple sides. Its maple neck, ebony fingerboard and tailpiece, inlaid purfling, antique finish, and solid brass tuning machines define the listed build. The outfit configuration includes Helicore strings, a French BB60F Pernambuco bow, Dispiau bridge, and Presto case/bag, keeping the instrument and its named components together in one 3/4 package.


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Detail 01
The back is listed as solid maple, with maple used for the sides.
Detail 02
The specified bow is a French Pernambuco BB60F model.
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It is identified for advancing students.
The outfit is listed with Helicore strings.
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